Beyond words : how we learn, use, and lose language /
"What is language? Where did it come from? How do babies learn it from scratch? How do we pick up languages beyond our mother tongue? This eye-opening book answers big questions about language and the mind, explaining how we use and understand language, and what happens when things go wrong&quo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2026.
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| Summary: | "What is language? Where did it come from? How do babies learn it from scratch? How do we pick up languages beyond our mother tongue? This eye-opening book answers big questions about language and the mind, explaining how we use and understand language, and what happens when things go wrong"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 222 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009587396 1009587390 9781009587433 1009587439 |